FAU Libraries Media Center - CD Roms

CDR 0020 Ace the Interview
Summary: This CD-ROM provides users with a series of self directed interview scenarios and expert tips on how to ace an interview. 1997

CDR 0030 African American Pioneer Women and Men Inventors
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CDR 0029 African American Women Writers and Activists
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CDR 0006 American History CD-Rom, The
Summary: Narrated by Charles Kuralt. More than 2, 500 images on U.S. history, with film sequences, maps and slide show overviews of historical periods. System-Windows 95 or NT. CD ROM 1996

CDR 0013 Botticelli
Summary: The artistic universe of Sando Botticelli - the Florentine master - is explored. Over 200 color images and 30 minutes of audio commentary offer thoughtful analysis of important works. Explore Botticelli's method of composition with a special interactive layering tool. A detailed time line associates each work with specific periods in Botticelli's life and events in Florentine history. A stroll through Florence's cultural milieu provides a sense of the spirit that motivated Botticelli's art and made him one of the most celebrated painters of his time or any other. 1997

CDR 0010 Descartes Construire la Connaissance
Summary: Alternate title "Descartes, Man of Genius". Interactive resource includes original source documents, Descartes' scholarly lectures in philosophy, mathematics, medicine, metaphysics, and physics and theories on anatomy, nature and French society. Hardware requirements - Multimedia 486 PC and compatibles (Pentium recommended), 8 Mb RAM, Windows 3.10 or Windows 95, double speed CD-ROM drive (quad speed recommended), 16 bit Soundblaster-compatible sound card, minimum screen resolution 640x480 with 32, 000 colors. 1997

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CDR 0021 Encarta Africana
Summary: Brings the richness of Africa to life in this comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia of Africans and people of African descent.  1999

CDR 0028 Exiles of Florida the Story of the Seminole Indians

CDR 0008 Exploring Ancient Cities
Summary: Multimedia explorations of four ancient civilizations: Petra; Teotihuacan, Pompeii, and Crete. Text based on stories originally published in Scientific American. System-Windows/Mac Hybrid. 1994

CDR 0007 Exploring the Lost Maya
Summary: Exploring the Lost Maya contains a historical reference written by leading Maya scholar Robert Sharer, Ph.D., interactive maps of major Maya sites, 19th century lithographs and historical photos, an interactive multimedia time line of Maya history, movies on several facets of Maya culture, and travel information for those planning to visit the sites. System-Windows/Mac Hybrid.  1996

CDR 0011 Faith in Every Footstep
Summary: 150 years of Mormon pioneers. 1997

CDR 0001 Imogene King: Interacting System Framework
Summary: Program topics include; King's Theory of Goal Attainment, the influence of King's work on Nursing Practice, and the need for Theory-based Curricula. System-Windows.  1997

CDR 0019 Impressionism to the 20th Century
Summary: This glorious introduction pays homage to the works of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masters Cezanne, Gauguin, Seirat, and Van Gogh; the early masters Monet and Degas; and the early works of later painters Picasso and Matisse. Most of the significant 19th century European artists are considered, and their works are reproduced in detail. All schools and ideas of the period are considered.  1997

CDR 0031 In Their Own Words
Summary: Includes every public speech by George W. Bush and Al Gore delivered between June 1 and October 7, 2000. It also features the television commercials aired by each candidate and their respective parties during the same period. For each chapter, the order of the candidates is alternated.

CDR 0022 Investigating Olduvai
Summary: Explores Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania as an introduction to archaeological methods, human evolution, prehistory, and African archaeology.  1997

CDR 0012 A Latter Day Saint Library
Summary: An electronic library of reference works related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1998

CDR 0014 Leonardo da Vinci: The Paintings
Summary: Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer - Leonardo de Vinci was the original Renaissance man. Presents all of the master's paintings and a large selection of his drawings and reference works for careful study. Compare various paintings. An interactive analysis of materials, colors, brushes, and techniques used by Leonardo to achieve his artistic effects provides an invaluable tool that helps the user discover the methods and artistic soul of this acknowledged genius of the Renaissance.  1997

CDR 0024 Literary History of Spanish America

CDR 0003 Madeleine Leininger: Transcultural Nursing Care
Summary: Program topics include; Evolution of the Theory of Transcultural Nursing, its Refinement, Scope and Influence On Nursing Practice. System-Windows.  1997

CDR 0038 The Making of the United Kingdom
An interactive database providing access to original source material for the period 1500-1750 in British history. Includes over 1000 visual and documentary items, and features topic, keyword and combined searching. 1998 

CDR 0002 Martha Rogers: The Science of Unitary Human Beings
Summary: Program topics include; The Everchanging Nature of the Science of Unitary Human Beings (SUHB), Basic vs. Applied Nursing Research, and The Influence of SUHB on the Future. System-Windows.  1997

CDR 0015 The Medici
Summary: This historical survey provides over 350 images and 60, 000 words of text, supported by audio narration, video clips, and superb graphics. Browsing through the Florence of the Medici through art images, music, and maps of the period users feel at home in the city which still bears the artistic and architectural marks of its most prestigious ruling family. 1997 Subject:

CDR 0009 Medieval Realms Interactive Multimedia: Britain 1066 - 1500
Summary: An interactive database providing access to source material in British history. Included are 852 pictures of manuscripts, buildings, sites & artifacts, 623 records with texts in English from written sources; and 28 sound clips. System-Windows. Includes one teacher's guide, 26 p.  1994

CDR 0016 Michelangelo
Summary: Takes a close look at the work and life of one of the most significant artist in history. It includes a comprehensive collection of Michelangelo's work, as well as hundreds of color photographs of unparalleled clarity. The photographs are analyzed with reference to Michelangelo's accomplishments in sculpture, painting, and architecture. A special function turns any image into a puzzle. In reconstructing the image, users study every aspect of the work. A biography traces Michelangelo's life through the courts of power and artistic circles.  1997

CDR 0033 Multimedia Engineering Dynamics
Summary: This CD-ROM includes examples and theory for a typical engineering course on Dynamics. The material is organized into specific engineering cases that cover all topics in the basic Dynamics course. The cases use simulations, video, animations, sound, graphics and text to help the user better understand basic concepts in Dynamics. The CD can be used as the main source of course material or can supplement any textbook on Dynamics.  2001

CDR 0032 Multimedia Engineering Statics
Summary: This CD-ROM includes examples and theory for a typical engineering course on Statics. The material is organized into specific engineering cases that cover all topics in the basic Statics course. The cases use simulations, video, animations, sound, graphics and text to help the user better understand basic concepts in Statics. The CD can be used as the main source of course material or can supplement any textbook on Statics.  2001

CDR 0034 The Multimedia I Ching
Summary: Music heard from China's instrumental heritage.  1996

CDR 0025 Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
Summary: Encyclopedia of saints. 1998

CDR 0017 Raphael: An Artist for the Vatican
Summary: Includes a text on the life of Raphael and many of his major works, video presentations on the works and the rooms in which they appear, analyses of the historical and religious significance of the main figures of the Renaissance, information on 36 personages of the Stanze, material on other Vatican artists and their works, three dimensional video reconstruction of rooms gives users the feeling of walking freely about, magnification feature allows users to view the works close up. 1997 

CDR 0018 The Renaissance of Florence
Summary: Take a virtual journey through the Golden Age of Renaissance Florence with Vasari, 16th-century author of the first book on the Renaissance and confidant of famous artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. Guided by Vasari, viewers visit the artist' workshops, and browse through the palace of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Uffizi, and the back alleys of the Quattrocento. 1997

CDR 0026 Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum
Summary: Presents a virtual reality tour of the National Palace Museum.  1996

CDR 0035 The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Summary: Contains records of 27, 233 trans-Atlantic slave ship voyages made between 1595 and 1866. Format allows users to track information by time period and geographic region, and includes interactive maps that allow viewers to chart the trans-Atlantic connections. The accompanying data contains materials about people on board, owners and captains, ships' characteristics, and the geographic trajectory of each voyage.  1999

CDR 0050 Transports of Delighte
Summary: Combining more than 1,000 brilliantly colored photographs, videos, music, and text, this CD-ROM documents a distinctive folk art of urban Bangladesh. The owners of rickshas (conventionally known as "rickshaws" in English) personalize their vehicles with elaborate paintings that incorporate geometric motifs, drawings of animals, mythic and religious themes, and pictures of movie stars. Ricksha art is an expression of the fondest desires in men's hearts, for wealth, sex, power, one's village home, religious blessings, and consumer goods"--Container.

CDR 0023 Understanding McLuhan
Summary: In the 1960s McLuhan virtually invented media analysis--questioning how technology changes our world. Now people are returning to McLuhan for his brilliant insights into how the tools we shape, shape us. This CD ROM includes McLuhan's observations on every topic, a lecture on communication, a biography, and extensive bibliography.  1996

CDR 0005 The Western Civilization CD-Rom
Summary: Presents a vast library of pictures and descriptive captions; with sound for exploring the history of western civilization from prehistoric times to the 1990's. Includes images of historical events, important persons, color pictures of ruins, statues and artifacts from ancient civilizations, and works of art. Also has quizzes, Historipix game, and tools for creating unique presentations. System-Windows 95 or NT.  1996

CDR 0004 The World History CD-Rom
Summary: Narrated overview of the histories of world areas, including images, sound bites, quizzes and more. System-Windows 95 or NT.  1996